Astronomy Picture of Day: Mt. Anatahan Erupts# Astronomy - 天文
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Mt. Anatahan Erupts
Credit & Copyright: Allan Sauter (Scripps)
Explanation: Nobody suspected that this volcano would erupt. Mt. Anatahan has not erupted
in recorded history. Nevertheless, on May 10, the small volcano in the Northern Mariana
Islands of the western Pacific Ocean shot ash 10,000 meters into the air. Explosions from Mt.
Anatahan continued every few minutes for two days. The airborne ash was so bad that some
flights were cancelled from downwind Guam. Although meter-s
Credit & Copyright: Allan Sauter (Scripps)
Explanation: Nobody suspected that this volcano would erupt. Mt. Anatahan has not erupted
in recorded history. Nevertheless, on May 10, the small volcano in the Northern Mariana
Islands of the western Pacific Ocean shot ash 10,000 meters into the air. Explosions from Mt.
Anatahan continued every few minutes for two days. The airborne ash was so bad that some
flights were cancelled from downwind Guam. Although meter-s